The University of Economics in Bratislava ( sk, Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave) is the oldest university of economics in

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

History

The university was established in 1940 as a private university under the name Vysoká obchodná škola v Bratislave (College of Commerce in Bratislava), to serve Slovak students because of the closure of colleges and universities in the German-occupied

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; cs, Protektorát Čechy a Morava; its territory was called by the Nazis ("the rest of Czechia"). was a partially annexed territory of Nazi Germany established on 16 March 1939 following the German oc ...

. It was nationalized in 1945 and renamed to ''Slovenská vysoká škola obchodná'' (Slovak College of Commerce). It was renamed in 1949 to ''Vysoká škola hospodárskych vied'' (College of Business / Economic Sciences) and once again in 1952 to ''Vysoká škola ekonomická'' (College of Economics). The current name has been used since 1992.

University Board

*Prof. Ing. Ferdinand Daňo, PhD. – Rector of the University of Economics in Bratislava *Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Boris Mattoš, PhD. – Statutory Representative of the Rector and Vice-Rector for International Relations *Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Ing. Zuzana Juhászová, PhD. – Vice-Rector for Education *Assoc. Prof. Ing. Paula Puškárová, DiS. art., Ph. D. – Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies *Assoc. Prof. Ing. Jana Péliová, PhD. – Vice-Rector for Management of Academic Projects *Dr.h.c. Prof. Ing. Rudolf Sivák, PhD. – Vice-Rector for Development *Ing. Mária Dziurová – Head of the University Administration and Finance

Structure

* Faculty of National Economy * Faculty of Commerce * Faculty of Economic Informatics * Faculty of Business Management * Faculty of International Relations * Faculty of Applied Languages * Faculty of Business Economy with seat in Košice

References

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